ExxonMobil’s press statement on fourteen of its staff testing positive for COVID-19.
We can confirm that 14 rotational workers supporting our operations offshore Guyana have tested positive for COVID-19. All are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms at this time.
These individuals have been appropriately isolated to limit the spread of the virus. Eleven remain in isolation on the Noble Tom Madden, and three have been transferred to appropriate isolation facilities onshore under the care and custody of their employer.
If necessary, plans are in place to safely transport the remaining positive workers onshore.
Safe and healthy workplaces remains a top priority for ExxonMobil Guyana and its contractors.
We have well-established processes in place to manage impacts related to infectious disease outbreaks, which have allowed us to identify these cases early.
In [April] 2020, ExxonMobil Guyana established COVID-19 prevention screening facilities in country and abroad to safely manage rotators coming in and departing the country.
Since this arrangement began, we successfully transferred more than ten thousand persons without a positive case offshore.
There are medical personnel onboard our offshore facilities and they are taking necessary precautions to monitor the health of the workers and provide appropriate treatment and care.
Operations at our six drill ships and the Liza Destiny FPSO remain unaffected at this time.